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other states might start taxing internet sales. amazon currently collects sales taxes for new york and 15 other states. >> you celebrated thanksgiving, shopped on black friday and went wild on line on cyber monday. charities hope you will commemorate giving tuesday, a a campaign to start a national day in giving and celebration of charitable activities. >> giving tuesday is global. together, we are creating a conversation about how each of us gives back. this tuesday, december 3, lead by example, and the world will follow. >> joining us to explain this movement is vice president of communications with the united nations foundation. he's in washington this morning. thanks for being with us and good morning. what exactly is giving tuesday? >> giving tuesday is a probably movement, a chance for people everywhere around the world to celebrate how they give back and for us to restart the giving season. as you said, we've got days for getting deals. we've been talking a lot about shopping. people in the united states of america and aroun
other states might start taxing internet sales. amazon currently collects sales taxes for new york and 15 other states. >> you celebrated thanksgiving, shopped on black friday and went wild on line on cyber monday. charities hope you will commemorate giving tuesday, a a campaign to start a national day in giving and celebration of charitable activities. >> giving tuesday is global. together, we are creating a conversation about how each of us gives back. this tuesday, december 3,...
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want more than a new election, they want the government rid of yingluck shinawatra and any kind of tax and regime influence as they say. this is something that is right through the last two weeks and any influence that the ruling party has because of the connection to the yingluck shinawatra the prime minister in exile and they got elections to take place in the next five to six weeks the leader of the antigovernment union saying that is not enough and spoke before we came on air but will speak again on the stage behind me in the coming hours. this is a big rallying speech because this is the final day of this type, this phase if you will of this movement. it will be interesting to see how they transition after they spend the night and transition into more of a political fight and sounds like the protest leader says they have done this part of it and gone to the street and proven their point this way and getting the goal of the resignation of the prime minist minist minister yingluck shinawatra is the big question. >> reporter: since 2001 the pew thai party has won't every election and
want more than a new election, they want the government rid of yingluck shinawatra and any kind of tax and regime influence as they say. this is something that is right through the last two weeks and any influence that the ruling party has because of the connection to the yingluck shinawatra the prime minister in exile and they got elections to take place in the next five to six weeks the leader of the antigovernment union saying that is not enough and spoke before we came on air but will speak...
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in argentine the government collects taxes and distributes to the opposition. it is collected by of the opposition, cristina fernandez de kirchner is accused of tolding the funds back. >> the arrival of argentine president cristina fernandez de kirchner had complained that her government denied appeals for reinforcements. and accused cristina fernandez de kirchner of shortchanging provinces. >> translation: there exists autonomy. public security is one of these. the matter has to do with salaries. >> the governor claimed the police walked off the jobs in retaliation for his decision to shut down more than 100 brothels paying off corrupt officers. the police began returning to work after they were offered salary increases and bonuses making then the best paid in the country. >> i want to tell the people that from this moment the police force returns to the service of the people of kordova. >> the governor vowed to travel to the capital to depend they stop playing politics with his money. >> the provincial grandfather ner blamed the violence. and prime minister s
in argentine the government collects taxes and distributes to the opposition. it is collected by of the opposition, cristina fernandez de kirchner is accused of tolding the funds back. >> the arrival of argentine president cristina fernandez de kirchner had complained that her government denied appeals for reinforcements. and accused cristina fernandez de kirchner of shortchanging provinces. >> translation: there exists autonomy. public security is one of these. the matter has to do...
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don't pay federal income taxes? they don't get any tax benefit. >> i think you're right that there are a lot of people who would want to weigh in on that question. what i can contribute is there is something called the savers credit. the savers credit is targeted to households, i believe the cutoff is $50,000. it's original policy design, as i understand it, and it's designed to be a refundable credit. so for people who do not have a tax liability, they could still receive some sort of incentive to save money. somewhere through the political process, the refundability fell out. i mention it, because i think it provides a template for what might be what you're suggesting, which is a set of policies that provide a clear incentive for working households to accumulate money. doing it in the context of the tax code has a lot of benefits and back to my schematic here of a national tax time savings infrastructure, if you sprinkle in an incentive on top of that set of pipes and plumbing, you really have a recipe for turbo c
don't pay federal income taxes? they don't get any tax benefit. >> i think you're right that there are a lot of people who would want to weigh in on that question. what i can contribute is there is something called the savers credit. the savers credit is targeted to households, i believe the cutoff is $50,000. it's original policy design, as i understand it, and it's designed to be a refundable credit. so for people who do not have a tax liability, they could still receive some sort of...
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is the uk taxpayer funding a tax of stolenthe transfer funds? be familiar with the tax laws. i think we'll move on to the next -- don't see -- >> order, mr. ellis. perhaps we must go to the the 1930s.n asking you questions. were you surprised at the amount of intelligence gathering which revealed as a result of what snowden gave to your newspaper media outlets? >> i think many people are the amount of -- > gave yourself, if i may interrupt, were you -- >> i was staggered. think we all knew that the intelligence agencies collected data.of and people are still trying to make out as though this data -- nothing has changed in the last 15 years since the laws were passed with a lot of analog laws that deal with the digital world. i think the last serious law passed about as 2000, athis material was time when facebook hasn't been doing d, when google was the initial funding round. and we're pretending that the really crocodile clips on copper wires are with the e to deal collection of maybe 3 billion metadata around those in a day. so, yes, there's a staggering mount of information
is the uk taxpayer funding a tax of stolenthe transfer funds? be familiar with the tax laws. i think we'll move on to the next -- don't see -- >> order, mr. ellis. perhaps we must go to the the 1930s.n asking you questions. were you surprised at the amount of intelligence gathering which revealed as a result of what snowden gave to your newspaper media outlets? >> i think many people are the amount of -- > gave yourself, if i may interrupt, were you -- >> i was staggered....
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taxes will go up because the bill will be massive. they will force young people to buy in and employed people to pay more, period. they have to. >> penny? >> under the existing system we were paying for the young and healthy to get into a car wreck and go into the mrnl room. taxpayers were already paying for it. for them to have affordable health care at a base minimum of what the package could be, some of it could be $50. it will be able to lessen the burden. >> a young person would rather have catastrophic care with with a high deductible because odds are they aren't going to get sick at a young age. if they got cancer or this a car accident they would be covered. this doesn't give them the option. >> it does, if they sign up. >> no, it doesn't. >> if they sign up at the base level, yes. they are able to have catastrophic coverage. >> why are people losing coverage they like? it doesn't meet the, quote standards in the law. >> there is an improved standard. >> you have to take the plan -- >> you're making my point. lots of people ga
taxes will go up because the bill will be massive. they will force young people to buy in and employed people to pay more, period. they have to. >> penny? >> under the existing system we were paying for the young and healthy to get into a car wreck and go into the mrnl room. taxpayers were already paying for it. for them to have affordable health care at a base minimum of what the package could be, some of it could be $50. it will be able to lessen the burden. >> a young...
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. >> the federal government collects taxes. kordova is run by the opposition who accuses president cristina fernangez de kirchner. the provincial government, arrival of arge tine president had complained that her government denied his appeal. he accused cristina fernangez de kirchner of shortchanging the province of resources. her administration said they accepted full responsibility. >> translation: there exists autonomy in the arge tine provinces and public security is one of these. it has to do with salaries. >> the governor claimed the police walked off their jobs in retailiation for the decision to shut down nor than 100 brothels, which had been paying off corrupt offices. they had been returning to work after being offered salaries and bonuses, making them the best paid in the country. >> translation: the police force returns to the service of the people of ko rrk dova. >> the governor vowed to travel to the capital to demand the government stop playing politics with their money. >> coke roaches may make you cringe, but t
. >> the federal government collects taxes. kordova is run by the opposition who accuses president cristina fernangez de kirchner. the provincial government, arrival of arge tine president had complained that her government denied his appeal. he accused cristina fernangez de kirchner of shortchanging the province of resources. her administration said they accepted full responsibility. >> translation: there exists autonomy in the arge tine provinces and public security is one of...
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little space for additional debt relief measures but would other european citizens be happy for their tax money to be spent in that way r.t. has been gauging opinion in the u.k. and germany. great yeah. well just to get rid of your debt was perfect because then obviously you could spend that money somewhere else i think certainly would help us families just get over that hurdle that that sort of money that would make to be walking rebirth of a country woman to the government. is the public good thing with complete enough or it would be very great to you know everyone could buy the whole. think about this i think it's a good thing that we used to have laws in germany where you could get subsidies as a home owner you know but that's the thing about this is ok if you don't get individual people it would be good news but not for the country you never know where the money comes from for such gifts. well iceland's crisis plan they're controversial has helped many stave off financial disaster but here's what happens when government measures don't go so well almost a quarter of people in the you
little space for additional debt relief measures but would other european citizens be happy for their tax money to be spent in that way r.t. has been gauging opinion in the u.k. and germany. great yeah. well just to get rid of your debt was perfect because then obviously you could spend that money somewhere else i think certainly would help us families just get over that hurdle that that sort of money that would make to be walking rebirth of a country woman to the government. is the public good...
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but those gas taxes, the federal levy of around 18 cents a gallon in taxes by the state of around 8 and 50 cents a gallon, they pay to maintain highways and bridges across the country. and that's already a huge problem. we begin tonight with that terrifying bridge collapse. >> reporter: take for example the news that broke in may when an interstate 5 bridge collapsed a couple hundred miles north of portland. by next year the federal highway trust fund, the source of almost all the funding for bridges and roads that comes from washington will go bust. >> the bottom line is that we are in a downward spiral. what it means is the federal government is not going to be able to help states and locallities maintain what they've got. it means that people will pay with less safe driving conditions. >> does the gas tax generate enough revenue for the state of oregon to maintain its roads properly? >> no. just plain no. >> vicky say republican member of the oregon house. she says as the state's residents buy even more efficient cars and less gas, the budget crunch is only going get worse. but she t
but those gas taxes, the federal levy of around 18 cents a gallon in taxes by the state of around 8 and 50 cents a gallon, they pay to maintain highways and bridges across the country. and that's already a huge problem. we begin tonight with that terrifying bridge collapse. >> reporter: take for example the news that broke in may when an interstate 5 bridge collapsed a couple hundred miles north of portland. by next year the federal highway trust fund, the source of almost all the funding...
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the latest development law gives some very handsome tax relief and subsidies that can go all the way up to 50%, 55% of investment compared to the sector of the area. these are major and smaller changes that render the environment a lot friendlier and welcoming to international investors. >> he says the greek government is planning to develop a port near athens and turn it into a hub for ocean transport between europe and asia. >>> all right, that is going to wrap it up for biz tonight. let's get another check of the markets. >>> u.s. defense officials are preparing to dispatch a ship to help destroy syria's chemical weapons. they say they plan to test their system next month. officials from the organization for the prohibition of chemical weapons and the united nations are overseeing the destruction of the weapons. they intend to dispose more than 1,000 tons of chemical agents by the middle of next year. they plan to transport the most hazardous substances out of the country by the end of this month to destroy them at sea. pentagon officials say two chemical processing units are bein
the latest development law gives some very handsome tax relief and subsidies that can go all the way up to 50%, 55% of investment compared to the sector of the area. these are major and smaller changes that render the environment a lot friendlier and welcoming to international investors. >> he says the greek government is planning to develop a port near athens and turn it into a hub for ocean transport between europe and asia. >>> all right, that is going to wrap it up for biz...
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sow much -- leafs his home, built on old industry and sets out for technology zone in the city where tax rates are low, and creativity is high. there's reasons to love pittsburgh, and then with that culture, and that rich thans' here, there's reasons to stay. it's the pittsburgh miracle. market forces weren't going to replace the steel industry. the city clawed back. >> i cannot recall pittsburgh ever saying that we want to be like some place else. two region has said what do we need to do to make ourselves better. that fits our needs. the history of industry and research, as well as business magnets loyal to their hometown, helped them become a leadner healthcare and technology. >> successful reinvention through building on what you have. >> what exactly is being celebrated? the economic indicators don't show success, so much as a lack of failure. pittsburgh rates 50 second of the u.s.' 100 largest cities. based on job growth, unemployment, gdp, and home prices. the narrative reveal as failure of imagination among local and national leaders. he says only a national plan for jobs and equ
sow much -- leafs his home, built on old industry and sets out for technology zone in the city where tax rates are low, and creativity is high. there's reasons to love pittsburgh, and then with that culture, and that rich thans' here, there's reasons to stay. it's the pittsburgh miracle. market forces weren't going to replace the steel industry. the city clawed back. >> i cannot recall pittsburgh ever saying that we want to be like some place else. two region has said what do we need to...
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. >> that's when they might face the tax penalty. california is seeing early success. can that be replicated? >> we are seeing variation amongment states. there are 36 states that rely on the federal gough for healthcare.gov. all of these states doing their own exchanges, and some states have been very smart reaching out to young people, trying different techniques. that is starting to pay dividends. i think we're going to watch closely to see which states are winners and which are losers as this rolls out. hopefully, we can do everything we can to make sure that young people in all the states see the benefits. >> thank you. >> thanks for having me. >> despite deep discounts and longer store hours, holiday sales slumped, the decline the first since 2009. spending in stores and on line fell from last year. purchases in stores fell by 9%. about 141 million americans shopped in-stores or on line in the four day span. spending on line today is expected to smash records, though. that's even though many americans will be on the job. it's cyber monday, of course. a survey sho
. >> that's when they might face the tax penalty. california is seeing early success. can that be replicated? >> we are seeing variation amongment states. there are 36 states that rely on the federal gough for healthcare.gov. all of these states doing their own exchanges, and some states have been very smart reaching out to young people, trying different techniques. that is starting to pay dividends. i think we're going to watch closely to see which states are winners and which are...
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little space and for additional debt relief measures but what other european citizens be happy for their tax money to be spent the same way good question we went to gauge opinion than in u.k. and germany. great yeah. well just to get rid of your debt was perfect because then obviously you can spend that money on something else i think said he would help us families just get over that hurdle that that sort of chunk of money that could really make a difference to people but i think would be better for the country one for the economy. because the public that just goes up and i don't think the country can afford it it will be very great to you everyone could buy a house. which think about us i think it's a good thing we used to have laws in germany where you could get subsidies as a home owner you know but that's a thing of a past this is ok he didn't get it i think for individual people it would be good news but not for the country you never know where the money comes from for such gifts i says crisis plan though controversial help many there stave off financial disaster then but here's what ha
little space and for additional debt relief measures but what other european citizens be happy for their tax money to be spent the same way good question we went to gauge opinion than in u.k. and germany. great yeah. well just to get rid of your debt was perfect because then obviously you can spend that money on something else i think said he would help us families just get over that hurdle that that sort of chunk of money that could really make a difference to people but i think would be...
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these are down to $16,000 when you include federal tax credits. the government encourages you. >> tell us about those? is it worth it to do it for the tax credit? >> it's a good deal. average price is $30,000. you can't go very far on it, not happy in it. i haven't ridden in it. i'm just talking about what consumer reports said. >> you would class it up. >> i would pimp that ride, absolutely. >> what are car manufacturers thinking? is this a big bottom line boost for them or will they back off because they are not earning money on them? >> they are really cutting into their margins. they are doing that because there's no other way to move these things off the lot. again, a lot has to do with gas prices. once they go up we see more demand. prices for other cars are going up. in one month from october to november, on average 3%, 1.1% year over year. these drastic price cuts could get them off the lot. >> would be nice to get into a tesla. >> it's a pretty car. >> as far as the gas prices you're talking about, the gas taxes are going up? >> they coul
these are down to $16,000 when you include federal tax credits. the government encourages you. >> tell us about those? is it worth it to do it for the tax credit? >> it's a good deal. average price is $30,000. you can't go very far on it, not happy in it. i haven't ridden in it. i'm just talking about what consumer reports said. >> you would class it up. >> i would pimp that ride, absolutely. >> what are car manufacturers thinking? is this a big bottom line boost...
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will create 21 million jobs, 18 million in developing countries and cut red removing the need for many taxes and bribes. the w.t.o. is trying to remove all subsidies. the deal means that some developing countries can keep them in they are needed to feed the poor. the results are yet to be seen. india is happy it can keep its subsidy. >> i view this as a victory for the farmers of india, for the farmers, for subsistence farmers of the entire developing country. there has also been a coalition of developing countries that along with its partners, with withstood all pressures. demonstrated solidarity and achieve this. >> the background to this our nt from jakarta. >> a moment of victory after the establishment of the w.t.o., they have managed to make a worldwide trade deal, a deal with trade facilitation, removing barriers and customs regulations. it will bring $1 trillion to the global market. negotiations were tough and it took them four days to seal the deal. there was a huge debate about india who want to keep subsidies in place for the poor farmers because we need to be able to feed the po
will create 21 million jobs, 18 million in developing countries and cut red removing the need for many taxes and bribes. the w.t.o. is trying to remove all subsidies. the deal means that some developing countries can keep them in they are needed to feed the poor. the results are yet to be seen. india is happy it can keep its subsidy. >> i view this as a victory for the farmers of india, for the farmers, for subsistence farmers of the entire developing country. there has also been a...
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most would say legalize marijuana, tax and regulate it. stop criminalizing people for drug possession. make a commitment to treating it. for those determined to get their drugs. they'll get it from the black market. look at what the europeans have done, allowing heroin addicts getting heroin from clinics. that's not legalisation, it's a policy advancing public safety. >> if prohibition and punishment as the main punishments is breaking up, why is that happening now? >> there are many reasons. now we are seeing the public health outcomes of the failed policies, that's mostly in europe. we are seeing in latin america the violence that is increasing significantly over the last number of years. so i think on those continents there's increased unrest and disappointment with the counter policies as they stand. those are being articulated more clearly. there's a number of countries, switzerland and others, that have implemented sensible drug policies, and we have much to others. >> hasn't the international experience been buried in some places. i
most would say legalize marijuana, tax and regulate it. stop criminalizing people for drug possession. make a commitment to treating it. for those determined to get their drugs. they'll get it from the black market. look at what the europeans have done, allowing heroin addicts getting heroin from clinics. that's not legalisation, it's a policy advancing public safety. >> if prohibition and punishment as the main punishments is breaking up, why is that happening now? >> there are...
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>> you may not be familiar with the tax laws. i think we'll move on to the next -- >> i don't see -- >> order, mr. ellis. >> perhaps we must go to the courtroom in the 1930's. asking you questions. were you surprised at the amount of intelligence gathering which was revealed as a result of what snowden gave to your newspaper and other media outlets? >> i think many people are staggered by the amount of -- >> gave yourself, if i may interrupt, were you -- >> i was staggered. i think we all knew that the intelligence agencies collected a lot of data. and people are still trying to make out as though this data -- as though nothing has changed in the last 15 years since the laws were passed with a lot of analog laws that deal with the digital world. i think the last serious law that -- that was passed about any of this material was 2000, a time when facebook hasn't been invented, when google was doing the initial funding round. and we're pretending that the laws that cover really crocodile clips on copper wires are stretchable to dea
>> you may not be familiar with the tax laws. i think we'll move on to the next -- >> i don't see -- >> order, mr. ellis. >> perhaps we must go to the courtroom in the 1930's. asking you questions. were you surprised at the amount of intelligence gathering which was revealed as a result of what snowden gave to your newspaper and other media outlets? >> i think many people are staggered by the amount of -- >> gave yourself, if i may interrupt, were you --...
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issue education... gun control... the gap between rich and poor... job creation... climate change... tax policy... the economy... iran... healthcare... ad guests on all sides of the debate. >> this is a right we should all have... >> it's just the way it is... >> there's something seriously wrong... >> there's been acrimony... >> the conservative ideal... >> it's an urgent need... and a host willing to ask the tough questions >> how do you explain it to yourself? and you'll get... the inside story ray suarez hosts inside story weekdays at 5 eastern only on al jazeera america >> michael eaves is here with sports. kind of a shake up in coaching ranks in one nba team. >> not one you would expect at this point in the season. >> the expectations were high because as a player kid was considered to have the highest basketballisbasketball iq in the nets made a change to the coaching staff today. >> it's lawrence frank who has been reassigned to a role where he will no longer attend practices or games there was reports that there was growing tension between frank and kidd. they called the move a
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and eats putar technology enterprise zone, where tax rates are low and creativity is high. >> they left sill can valley for this city famous for its steel. >> . >> there's reasons to stay. >> it is the pittsburgh miracle. it became year in the 80's, market portions working to replace the steel industry, through regulation and a partnership between government, industry, and universities the city clawed back. >> i cannot recall pittsburgh saying they want to be like somebody else. >> the history is always busiest loyal to their hometown, helped them become a leadner healthcare. >> to celebrate it, they are going to indicate the success, so much as a last of failure, pittsburgh rates 50 second out of the u.s.' 100 largest cities. based on job growth, unemployment, y.d.p. and home prices. >> such a huge disparities of wealth, that plague modern america. the try reveals failure. emotional leaders he says only a national plan to get jobs and equitable growth will do. >> 2500 homeless children in this area. you have an infant mortality right among the african-american population at 21 per 1,00
and eats putar technology enterprise zone, where tax rates are low and creativity is high. >> they left sill can valley for this city famous for its steel. >> . >> there's reasons to stay. >> it is the pittsburgh miracle. it became year in the 80's, market portions working to replace the steel industry, through regulation and a partnership between government, industry, and universities the city clawed back. >> i cannot recall pittsburgh saying they want to be like...
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heart of a national protest by the so-called pitchfork movement which fights against taxes unemployment and the euro italy's been hard hit by the economic crisis with budget cuts biting hard and youth unemployment at forty percent. run the focus on nuclear plant there are areas where the radiation can kill you in just twenty minutes yet for the hundreds or thousands of locals displaced in two thousand and eleven many still live in hope of returning home as the government feeds them with assurances it's just a matter of time but as artie's alexian reports as the years go by such claims look more like empty promises this woman can only fit me and my cameraman into her new home she apologizes but there's simply no room for the whole crew inside she's one of recent lows from the fukushima area forced to leave their homes amid the twenty eleven nuclear disaster. when the tsunami hit we were told to pack only necessary things and run away they said it would be only for two three days now living in this cage of a house returning to our old house is a dream which we know won't ever come true we
heart of a national protest by the so-called pitchfork movement which fights against taxes unemployment and the euro italy's been hard hit by the economic crisis with budget cuts biting hard and youth unemployment at forty percent. run the focus on nuclear plant there are areas where the radiation can kill you in just twenty minutes yet for the hundreds or thousands of locals displaced in two thousand and eleven many still live in hope of returning home as the government feeds them with...
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is the uk taxpayer funding a tax break for the transfer of stolen files a? >> you may not be fully with the tax laws, so i think we'll move on to our next question or. spent i don't think why you should move on. >> order, mr. ellis. mr. winnick. >> perhaps you're fortunate not to be in a moscow courtroom in the 1930s, mr. rusbridger. were you surprised at the amount of intelligence gathering which was revealed as result of what snowden gave to your newspaper and other media outlets? >> i think many people are staggered by the amount of speed you yourself, if i may interrupt. were you staggered and surprised? >> i was staggered. i think we all knew that the intelligence agencies collected a lot of data, and people are still trying to make out as though nothing has changed in the last 15 years since the laws were passed. we have a lot of analog laws that deal with the digital world. i think the last series law that was passed about any of this matter was 2000, which was at a time when facebook hadn't been invented and when google+ to doing its initial funding
is the uk taxpayer funding a tax break for the transfer of stolen files a? >> you may not be fully with the tax laws, so i think we'll move on to our next question or. spent i don't think why you should move on. >> order, mr. ellis. mr. winnick. >> perhaps you're fortunate not to be in a moscow courtroom in the 1930s, mr. rusbridger. were you surprised at the amount of intelligence gathering which was revealed as result of what snowden gave to your newspaper and other media...
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most bush tax cuts remain and much of the obama agenda is stalled. progressives blame the president and weak party leadership. >> democrats didn't push hard enough to create an agenda that would put america back to work, rebuild our infrastructure, get us out of the wars, and to take us in a new direction on trade and push for civil liberties. >> reporter: but the think tank known as third wave ripped into far left economic pop ulists, warning in a hard-hitting op-ed that, nothing would be more disastrous for democrats. the political problems of liberal populism are bad enough. the movement relies on a, we can have it all fantasy. when the tea party pushed the gop right, democrats lost the house majority in the biggest blowout in 50 years. a coalition of 54 blue dog democrats saw their ranks decimated by more than half then, and they're down to 15 now. blue dogs were all the rage in the '90s. president clinton declared the era of big government over, the economy was strong and budget was balanced. >> growing the private economy is the prerequisite fo
most bush tax cuts remain and much of the obama agenda is stalled. progressives blame the president and weak party leadership. >> democrats didn't push hard enough to create an agenda that would put america back to work, rebuild our infrastructure, get us out of the wars, and to take us in a new direction on trade and push for civil liberties. >> reporter: but the think tank known as third wave ripped into far left economic pop ulists, warning in a hard-hitting op-ed that, nothing...
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negotiators are looking at any tax hikes. they're also not looking at significant cuts to medicare, medicaid or social security. instead of looking at small is more to their retirement plans. they're trying to keep that a bit lower. they're also looking at funds by selling a spectrum. looking at a small budget deal. this is part of a different budget process. >> why can there be something like a grand bargain right now? democrats are not willing to do any kind of medicare and medicaid. republicans are not willing to do any tax hikes. ryan and patty murray basically decided that they were not going to go after the sacred cow of the other party. they are trying to get something that was possible. we are not even going to go there this time. host: talking with ian swanson of "the hill." even if there is a agreement made this week, there will be a budget battle for 2014. caller: one thing this he'll will not do is raise the debt ceiling. at some point next year they are going to have to do that. it is a little difficult to foreca
negotiators are looking at any tax hikes. they're also not looking at significant cuts to medicare, medicaid or social security. instead of looking at small is more to their retirement plans. they're trying to keep that a bit lower. they're also looking at funds by selling a spectrum. looking at a small budget deal. this is part of a different budget process. >> why can there be something like a grand bargain right now? democrats are not willing to do any kind of medicare and medicaid....
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cuts to special interest tax breaks. we've been denied an opportunity to vote on that just like the comprehensive immigration bill. >> what about iran. president rouhani gave an interview over the weekend basically saying iran has it right and will have the right to enrich uranium. he's pocketing that as something achieved from the negotiations not something decided in the final agreement six months from now. what about congress pushing -- certainly in the senate pushed by menendez, council on foreign relations impose sanctions or at least the threat of sanctions. where do you stand on that? the president is fight it tooth and nail. >> yes, andrea. two things. first of all, you know the expression right tonight rich is not in the agreement. it says you have to have a neutraly agreeable program. i think both would agree right to free speech dnd on being able to veto anything he said, you would not think that was a right to free speech. with respect to additional sanctions, we should be very careful. we need to tread very
cuts to special interest tax breaks. we've been denied an opportunity to vote on that just like the comprehensive immigration bill. >> what about iran. president rouhani gave an interview over the weekend basically saying iran has it right and will have the right to enrich uranium. he's pocketing that as something achieved from the negotiations not something decided in the final agreement six months from now. what about congress pushing -- certainly in the senate pushed by menendez,...
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that was a good expenditure of your tax money. all that had to be considered. finally we made the unequivocal polls statement by saving the largest community of muslims in europe that we were not anti-islamic country. that america would take a serious risk to keep in is the muslims from being killed. in the woodwork with a and support any population then renounced terror to embrace reconciliation and cooperation. we tried to do this all the ones you can see how a important intelligence was. we had to know how much change. we had to know how reliable the interest to move the nuclear weapons all this while knowing everything in bosnia. we had to do the right things in bosnia and in the right way. i cannot say enough about the intelligence apparatus to give us tightly, the quicker and more accurate reports than what was going on in in bosnia and then with the balkan task force the cia the nsa the joint chiefs of staff were being together. chairing a an event to keep them working together we were sharing information and not according and. the then to make good deci
that was a good expenditure of your tax money. all that had to be considered. finally we made the unequivocal polls statement by saving the largest community of muslims in europe that we were not anti-islamic country. that america would take a serious risk to keep in is the muslims from being killed. in the woodwork with a and support any population then renounced terror to embrace reconciliation and cooperation. we tried to do this all the ones you can see how a important intelligence was. we...
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voted to take away retiree's pension benefits an cut those benefits, adopted a multimillion dollar tax cut for multinational corporation within that state. so the state is not impoverished. the state is choosing priorities that are different than the citizens have chosen by adopting a constitutional protection of pension benefits. >> woodruff: andrew biggs what about that, and what about the bigger picture here, that the blame, that if there is going to be pain, the pain should be spread, that it shouldn't be mainly or even in large part these people who have worked so hard for these cities. >> uh-huh. i suspect in the case of detroit, it's not going to be mainly or in large part on the pensioners, it going to be mostly on the bondholders who are going to get hit much more. i mean steve is right when he cites the average benefits people receive from pensions. that includes a lot of people who spent a few years in public employment and are getting very small benefits. if you are somebody who spent a full career working for the city of detroit, you would retire with a benefit equal of ar
voted to take away retiree's pension benefits an cut those benefits, adopted a multimillion dollar tax cut for multinational corporation within that state. so the state is not impoverished. the state is choosing priorities that are different than the citizens have chosen by adopting a constitutional protection of pension benefits. >> woodruff: andrew biggs what about that, and what about the bigger picture here, that the blame, that if there is going to be pain, the pain should be spread,...
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that is a lot of families are struggling and they are paying their taxes. they ask to make sure that people qualify for the benefits. the farm bill is basically a safety net for adverse weather conditions. there are some things that happened to farmers that are not under their control. many of the farmers are just farm families, second and third generation. is big business. host: you have more family farms than big business forms? guest: oh, yes. they are determined to do business as a corporation. when you come to my district, you find people farming and a lot of acres. but that is generally a farm family. a husband and wife and maybe sons and daughters are all contributing to the farm family. they have invested hundreds of thousands of dollars to put into developing a crop. sometimes mother nature is not kind to them. much loansin how farmers have to take out for equipment. the farmers need certainty going into next year. why is that? guest: the tractor it takes to farm a big farm today. it could cost anywhere from $150,000 to $200,000. then the fertilize
that is a lot of families are struggling and they are paying their taxes. they ask to make sure that people qualify for the benefits. the farm bill is basically a safety net for adverse weather conditions. there are some things that happened to farmers that are not under their control. many of the farmers are just farm families, second and third generation. is big business. host: you have more family farms than big business forms? guest: oh, yes. they are determined to do business as a...
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latest attempt at a consensus, a bill that would delay obama care's individual mandate and thus the tax penalty by a year. >> for one year there should be no crime and no fine. let's have that as transitional year and see if we can make these things work. >> reporter: manchin is not up for re-election in 2014 but west virginia senior senator rockefeller is retiring. a clou to how west virginia ans may fill that seat may be found in the fate of congressman nick rayhal. he has been hurt by the bad rollout, conservative americans for prosperity announced it is funding an obama care ad buy in his competitive direct. west virginia has been loyal to the democratic politicians. robert bird was the longest serving member in congress' history. but that may be threatened by what west virginia's perceive to be betrayal by a democratic white house. >> thank you very much. >>> for those of you taking early bets on the next presidential free state, senator rand paul says his wife will need some convincing if he makes a run in 2016. >> where's my cellphone. can i call my wife? two votes in my family,
latest attempt at a consensus, a bill that would delay obama care's individual mandate and thus the tax penalty by a year. >> for one year there should be no crime and no fine. let's have that as transitional year and see if we can make these things work. >> reporter: manchin is not up for re-election in 2014 but west virginia senior senator rockefeller is retiring. a clou to how west virginia ans may fill that seat may be found in the fate of congressman nick rayhal. he has been...
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. >> that you get a tax credit for hiring someone who has been unemployment for a certain time. >> these folks are really in trouble and the good unemployment news doesn't really affect the long-term -- >> but we should do both. we should help the folks that are still in trouble. kevin is right, there's an element that's there because of the ui program. >> and people that stay unemployed because they can get enough from unemployment. >> there's a lot of academic work and research, but my estimates a percentage is due to ui benefits. kevin is right, we have to work on long term structural unemployment -- >> but i want to say i disagree that we should do both in the following sense. that what we should do, if you want to give more money to the people who are currently unemployed, just give them the money. give them a lump sum of cash. don't take them stay unemployed for another three months. >> mark zandi, annie lowry, kevin hasset, thank you for coming by. >>> when we return, he called nelson mandela one of the greatest leaders of our lifetime and incurred the wrath of his facebook friend
. >> that you get a tax credit for hiring someone who has been unemployment for a certain time. >> these folks are really in trouble and the good unemployment news doesn't really affect the long-term -- >> but we should do both. we should help the folks that are still in trouble. kevin is right, there's an element that's there because of the ui program. >> and people that stay unemployed because they can get enough from unemployment. >> there's a lot of academic...
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those taxes hold. now will the rest of the states start to decide, you know, we're emboldened, we're going to try to go after more of the taxes. >> the law has been store on this. it started with sport books, betting online. they went back to the 1960s communication acts to find wiretapping and stuff, ways to get their hand on it. this has been happening to are a while, as the internet is creating commerce, government wants a slice. >> right. it's a big slice. it is a really big slice. brick and mortar and online retailers are merging. look at something like amazon, they have 34 mufulfillment cents across the country. i think what it could mean for new york and it has been, some of the big online retailers are going to make sure they're not creating jobs in new york. they want to continue to argue we don't have a physical presence in new york. >> i live here, if i'm buying fishing equipment in tennessee and shipping it to someone else, it's all of these cross state laws. >> everyone says it's messy, ma
those taxes hold. now will the rest of the states start to decide, you know, we're emboldened, we're going to try to go after more of the taxes. >> the law has been store on this. it started with sport books, betting online. they went back to the 1960s communication acts to find wiretapping and stuff, ways to get their hand on it. this has been happening to are a while, as the internet is creating commerce, government wants a slice. >> right. it's a big slice. it is a really big...
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special interests, that it protects the american public trying to go to work, and not protect those with tax breaks to help them continue to live off the public trough. we hope that the budget conference understands that the american people are looking for us to give good direction, and american business is looking for congress in the conference to give stable to business knows what it can do to invest, to create business opportunities, to expand its operation. w4r we end up with a -- whether we end up with a deal or not, i believe the republican shutdown of the government taught a lot of politicians a lesson, and that is don't tinker with the livelihood of the american people, and so i'm more optimistic a deal can be reached. unfortunately, i think rather than get to a point where we really get a good deal for the american public that helps launch the american economy and create more jobs, i think we'll end up with something modest, and the american public wonders why, again, we continue to have this psyche of failure, obsession of doing things that go nowhere rather than do the work of the
special interests, that it protects the american public trying to go to work, and not protect those with tax breaks to help them continue to live off the public trough. we hope that the budget conference understands that the american people are looking for us to give good direction, and american business is looking for congress in the conference to give stable to business knows what it can do to invest, to create business opportunities, to expand its operation. w4r we end up with a -- whether...
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but new york state has been through a tax gap, a lot of other budget cuts. and so the things that teachers actually need to do, work together with each other, use the standards as guidelines not as straitjackets, have to return them, that didn't happen. and a couple places it did. in a lot of places it didn't. the big mistake that i think both the federal government made and people like doug king made is the lead with testing. king would save you, i just was sick and tired of telling people what to do and then not doing it. you are the state chief. that's not your job to tell people what to do. your job is to help navigate people through this. so consequently, last year in new york there were in k-12, and elementary schools there were these tests and a lot of people were not prepared. and then john keane and other said was the test results will be 30% less next year, issued anywhere right now. so be prepared. so then the question is how do they actually know the exact number. seven creates huge distrust because you can actually forget what the cuts were for,
but new york state has been through a tax gap, a lot of other budget cuts. and so the things that teachers actually need to do, work together with each other, use the standards as guidelines not as straitjackets, have to return them, that didn't happen. and a couple places it did. in a lot of places it didn't. the big mistake that i think both the federal government made and people like doug king made is the lead with testing. king would save you, i just was sick and tired of telling people...
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baseball's per team luxury tax kicks in at $178 million. the nfl is $123 million. probasketball $59 million - per team. the entire mls league payroll $89 million according to their office, which each team allowed to overpay a few star players. as the sport grows maintaining this will be a challenge. >> the reality is that money talks, and players are working towards their livelihoods. they have limited careers. they want to make as much money as possible. >> the players understand they need to work with the league to grow the sport in north america, and says next year when the contract is up, they'll negotiate hard for better pay if renews grow as expected. another comment, negotiating a better broadcasting deal, which is in the works. and making the onscreen product more attractive. >> tv ratings locally and nationally have not been good. >> if america warms to the game, keeping players happy and the fan base growing, it'll be major goals for the u.s. >> still to come on al jazeera america - going to the polls. venezuelans are about to vote in the first regional e
baseball's per team luxury tax kicks in at $178 million. the nfl is $123 million. probasketball $59 million - per team. the entire mls league payroll $89 million according to their office, which each team allowed to overpay a few star players. as the sport grows maintaining this will be a challenge. >> the reality is that money talks, and players are working towards their livelihoods. they have limited careers. they want to make as much money as possible. >> the players understand...
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we would suggest doing that with respect to a number of higher education programs, loans, grants, tax benefits outside of the program. outside of the unsubsidized ones delivering that money to the states, then what's the states do what they think is best in order to achieve the type of outcome that they have in indiana. imagine being able to say to an eighth-grade student if you work hard in high school would guarantee that you can go to a four year -- you can go to a college -- you can go to a public college of your choice with your state at the very least without incurring any new debt. that type of promise as possible. students that have the talent and the desire to drive the postsecondary education should be able to do so without being hindered by the inability to pay. that was the vision 40 years ago. i still think that it's right to do. >> thank you mr. dannenberg. mr. heath coming you are recognized for five minutes. >> chairwoman fox, ranking member hinojosa and members of the committee. i'm pleased to be here today to present his testimony on behalf of my institution. on beha
we would suggest doing that with respect to a number of higher education programs, loans, grants, tax benefits outside of the program. outside of the unsubsidized ones delivering that money to the states, then what's the states do what they think is best in order to achieve the type of outcome that they have in indiana. imagine being able to say to an eighth-grade student if you work hard in high school would guarantee that you can go to a four year -- you can go to a college -- you can go to a...
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that is something that congress is currently weighing is whether to tax financial transactions. it does not have a lot of support, so i do not see that happening anytime soon. europe is a little bit different, they have actually imposed some trading taxes, which has been to the chagrin of the banks. host: peter, on the republican line/ . caller: let's get the history state on what happened during the financial crisis. during the 1990s there was a lot of pressure by the minority groups to increase the amount of affordable housing. so the clinton administration developed the public private partnership to get banks to create more loads for low income people. that calls --was caused a mandate on fannie and freddie to purchase subprime mortgages. they had increased the mandate 110% to 55% of her juices of sub i mortgages. -- purchases of subprime mortgages. he continued that public-private partnership that clinton had , upblished the which after to 2007 and 2008, the number of those mortgages were so great that caused the financial collapse. the government gave the green light to wal
that is something that congress is currently weighing is whether to tax financial transactions. it does not have a lot of support, so i do not see that happening anytime soon. europe is a little bit different, they have actually imposed some trading taxes, which has been to the chagrin of the banks. host: peter, on the republican line/ . caller: let's get the history state on what happened during the financial crisis. during the 1990s there was a lot of pressure by the minority groups to...
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. >> keep the budget caps in place, not raise taxes, which is important during this weak economy, and actually avoid a government shutdown. so i'm hopeful that even by the end of this week we'll be able to come together and achieve that. >> i certainly hope as part of it that the negotiators will take to heart what the president had to say. there are working families across america that are struggling. there are unemployed families who need a helping hand. we've got to protect and preserve the safety net in america and give these working families a fighting chance. >> so alex, of course there you have republican rob portman, democrat dick durbin. and you heard senator durbin talking about unemployment insurance. that is still the main sticking point. democrats, the president want unemployment insurance extended for 1.3 million americans. that's expected to expire at the end of the year. they say if that's not continued, it would be bad for those workers and also bad for the economy. republicans say look at these latest job figures. they're an indication that we don't need more stimulu
. >> keep the budget caps in place, not raise taxes, which is important during this weak economy, and actually avoid a government shutdown. so i'm hopeful that even by the end of this week we'll be able to come together and achieve that. >> i certainly hope as part of it that the negotiators will take to heart what the president had to say. there are working families across america that are struggling. there are unemployed families who need a helping hand. we've got to protect and...
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it was a good expenditure of your tax payer money. all of that had to be to tittered in the context about you. finally, we made an unequivocal statement by saving the largest community of muslims in departmental europe that we were not in anti-islamic country, that america would take serious risks to keep innocent muslims from being killed and that we would work with and support any islamic population that renounce terror and embrace reconciliation and cooperation. we were trying to do all of this at once. you can readily see how intelligent is. we had to know how much change yelp could absorb. we had to know how reliable the efforts to move the nuclear weapons out of these other countries back into russia was. all this while dealing with everything we had to bosnia. and we had to do the right things in bosnia into it in the right way. i can't say enough about the intelligence apparatus that was set up to give us timely, quicker, briefer, more accurate reports and what was going on in bosnia. and we had they are, in their balkan task
it was a good expenditure of your tax payer money. all of that had to be to tittered in the context about you. finally, we made an unequivocal statement by saving the largest community of muslims in departmental europe that we were not in anti-islamic country, that america would take serious risks to keep innocent muslims from being killed and that we would work with and support any islamic population that renounce terror and embrace reconciliation and cooperation. we were trying to do all of...
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tax money to buy american-made. think back on jefferson who told his treasury secretary, give me a plan for the next century. the 18 hub's -- the 1800's. an economic development plan. and teddy roosevelt and then franklin roosevelt. eisenhower. men of vision, leaders of vision that were willing to step forward, willing to use the resources of this nation, collecting those resources and dispensing those resources across the nation, to build the foundation for economic growth. the make it in america agenda is available to us today. that agenda is a trade policy that protects american industry. not a free trade that gives it away, but a fair trade policy that protects american industry , a tax policy that encourages economic growth here in the united states. that rewards corporations for bringing it home and ends tax breaks for corporations that ship the jobs offshore. an energy policy that utilizes the great energy capacity of this nation, everything from conservation and wind and solar and indeed the petroleum produc
tax money to buy american-made. think back on jefferson who told his treasury secretary, give me a plan for the next century. the 18 hub's -- the 1800's. an economic development plan. and teddy roosevelt and then franklin roosevelt. eisenhower. men of vision, leaders of vision that were willing to step forward, willing to use the resources of this nation, collecting those resources and dispensing those resources across the nation, to build the foundation for economic growth. the make it in...
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mobster investigations where you can't get them for what you want to get them for but you get them for tax fraud. we have a group of russians who are working in the different diplomacy, the diplomacy in d.c. and consulate in new york, and it seems that you guys broke a good story, the initial investigation may have been for intelligence, for spying, and they found some other information that was able to release a much broader and distressing number of actions against them. >> if these were all russian diplomats or their spouses, for example, they would have diplomatic immunity as evan points out and the u.s. -- unless the russians agree to waive it, they are going back to russia, not to jail. >> exactly. we don't have a treaty with russia where they would send their people back to be on trial here so they would literally have to waive it and allow us to do it. it's very, very rare. >> based on your information, you are a former fbi agent, you know a lot about this, the cold w war is over so a lot of folks thing the spying between u.s. and russia should be over as well. there's still a sign
mobster investigations where you can't get them for what you want to get them for but you get them for tax fraud. we have a group of russians who are working in the different diplomacy, the diplomacy in d.c. and consulate in new york, and it seems that you guys broke a good story, the initial investigation may have been for intelligence, for spying, and they found some other information that was able to release a much broader and distressing number of actions against them. >> if these...
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immigrants contribute to our economy through taxes, state and local taxes paid in 2010 alone by households headed by undocumented immigrants was over $11 billion. and this is according to the institute for taxation and economic policy. undocumented immigrants contributed as much as $ billion in payroll taxes to the social security program in 2010. but only took $1 billion in benefits. creating a net positive effect on our social security system. to benefit americans. and this is according to the social security administration. despite their contributions, immigrants face exploitation and significant barriers to advancement. and again, that's not the america we should feel proud of. we have an opportunity to pass comprehensive immigration reform in this great country on this floor. all we need is the opportunity to put a bill up for a vote. and i believe that the majority of members of this house will do the righteous thing, the right thing, and welcome those immigrants and integrate them into our system and we will see the economy of the united states of america flourish once again like we
immigrants contribute to our economy through taxes, state and local taxes paid in 2010 alone by households headed by undocumented immigrants was over $11 billion. and this is according to the institute for taxation and economic policy. undocumented immigrants contributed as much as $ billion in payroll taxes to the social security program in 2010. but only took $1 billion in benefits. creating a net positive effect on our social security system. to benefit americans. and this is according to...
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that's the amount of tax dollars spent supplementing the wages of bank bank tellers. a third of bank-tellers had to rely on assistance. >> last year tellers had a median salary of $24,100. that's about $11.39 an hour. >> welcome back to al jazeera america. >>> the obama administration is looking to undo the damage to the affordable care act's image done by the problems, of course, with the problem plagued website. in a moment we'll look at what the president needs to do during his campaign to accomplish that. >> first let's look at the temperatures across the nation. metrologist nicole mitchell is here. >> we have a contrast once we get to the southern plains today - going to the 20s or 30s. houston is at 71. this is where it's really gotten brutal. single-digit temperatures. adding in the wind. feels like 30 below. this is going to be a spreading sign over the weekend. the wind chills that are really brutal out there. the cold air will settle and over the next couple of days the warmer spots in the south - innocently it while you have it. although not the negatives.
that's the amount of tax dollars spent supplementing the wages of bank bank tellers. a third of bank-tellers had to rely on assistance. >> last year tellers had a median salary of $24,100. that's about $11.39 an hour. >> welcome back to al jazeera america. >>> the obama administration is looking to undo the damage to the affordable care act's image done by the problems, of course, with the problem plagued website. in a moment we'll look at what the president needs to do...